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Northwest Airlines Names Richard B. Hirst Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs and Administration, Tammy L. Lee, Vice President - Corporate Communications

Posted on: Monday, 1 October 2007, 18:00 CDT

Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) today announced that Richard B. Hirst has been named senior vice president - corporate affairs and administration. The company also named Tammy L. Lee to vice president - corporate communications, reporting to Hirst.

Hirst, whose appointment is effective Oct. 1, has been serving as the interim head of Northwest's corporate communications since July 30. He will be responsible for the airline's internal and external communications, along with other corporate responsibilities, and will report to Douglas Steenland, president and CEO.

Hirst first came to Northwest Airlines in 1990 as senior vice president - general counsel and in 1994 assumed the post of senior vice president - corporate affairs, which he held until 1999. During this time Hirst was responsible for government affairs and labor relations.

"We are pleased Ben is rejoining Northwest in this vital corporate affairs position. His extensive aviation experience will be of great value to us," said Steenland.

Hirst graduated from Harvard Law School in 1972 and Harvard College in 1969.

Lee, who will assume her duties effective Oct. 8, will have responsibility for managing corporate communications activities at Northwest.

"Tammy has a wealth of communications and airline experience," said Hirst. "She will be a strong addition to our communications team and we look forward to adding her creative and collaborative leadership capabilities to the Northwest team."

Lee has held a variety of leadership positions in communications and corporate affairs. She comes to Northwest from Bernstein Global Management in Minneapolis where she served as vice president. Lee has served as managing director - corporate affairs for U.S. Airways and as vice president marketing and corporate affairs for Sun Country Airlines. In addition to her experience in the private sector, Lee was the 2006 Independence Party candidate for Congress in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. Lee also served as press secretary for U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan.

Lee earned an MBA in 2003 from the University of St. Thomas, and bachelor's degree in mass communication and political science in 1992 from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.

Northwest Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam, and approximately 1,400 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance that offers customers one of the world's most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 1,000 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents.

Source: Business Wire

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